Dh250m bridges to link Dubai Parks with city

A contract worth Dh250 million has been awarded for constructing roads and bridges for the Dubai Parks and Resorts project.

The contract includes the construction of a three-lane bridge stretching 1,500 metres, which will serve as the main entry to the project from the Shaikh Zayed road for vehicles coming from Dubai. A two-lane, 1,000-metre bridge will be built that will serve as the main exit from the park to Shaikh Zayed road towards Abu Dhabi.

The new bridges have been designed to meet all needs of the Dubai Parks project, which is scheduled to be completed by October 2016.

Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, "The bridges project, for which construction works have already begun, aims at building entry and exit points linking Dubai Parks project to Shaikh Zayed road," said Al Tayer.

The Dubai Parks and Resorts project will have three theme parks: Motiongate, Bollywood Parks and LEGOLAND; and one water park, LEGOLAND Water Park. The development will also feature Riverland Dubai, comprising 35 retail outlets, 20 food and beverage shops, 65 restaurants and several other business spots.